Red Sky Over Dartmoor

Download or read book Red Sky Over Dartmoor written by Tony Rea and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2017-06-13 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On a September morning in 1920, beneath a striking, vividly red sky, three ex-soldiers meet in a sleepy Devonshire village. One of them is soon to die. Red Sky Over Dartmooris a fast-moving war novel, featuring everyday heroism and moral failure. Marc Bergeron is a Canadian artillery captain who just can’t keep out of trouble. His gritty sidekick, Bombardier Ryan, is a wiry Irishman with a reputation for fist fighting and deadly accuracy with a Mauser pistol. Whilst fighting in France, Bergeron encounters the incompetent Major Cross and the deplorable Captain Wadham, both of whom have an axe to grind with one of their NCOs. When two suspicious deaths occur, Bergeron is determined to find those responsible and ensure that justice is served. Tony’s debut novel contains meticulously researched historical references, complimented by brief historical endnotes which separate fact from fiction. The fast-paced battle scenes are interspersed with post-war events in south Devon, helping readers to observe the effects of war on all those involved. Red Sky Over Dartmoor is a unique book that will appeal to fans of historical and war fiction, as well as those with an interest in Devon.

Download or read book Sunset Over Dartmoor written by Ethel Mannin and published by London : Hutchinson. This book was released on 1977 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Enchantress written by Denise Robins and published by Hodder & Stoughton. This book was released on 2013-11-21 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A darkly captivating love story from the 100-million-copy bestselling Queen of Romance, first published in 1929 and now available for the first time in eBook. Marion Grayle is in love! Overwhelmingly, totally in love. Wild and elemental as her native Dartmoor, with her flaming red-gold hair, challenging dark eyes and the supple allurement of her figure, she has always stood apart from the locals: like a creature from another world. She has spurned all suitors - until now. Now that she has found the one man she is determined will be hers, no one will be allowed to stand in her way. Neither convention, conscience nor scruple will stop her. Only the village wise woman, or mad woman, black-clad and second-sighted, forsees the terrible consequences of Marion's fated, obsessive love.

Download or read book Devonshire Scenery: Its Inspiration in the Prose and Song of of Various Authors written by William John Wesley Everitt (formerly W. J. W. Webb) and published by . This book was released on 1884 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Red Sky Burning written by Teri Terry and published by Hodder Children's Books. This book was released on 2021-07-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Where do you run when there's no one left to trust? The stunning follow up to DARK BLUE RISING, the new thriller trilogy from Teri Terry. She survived the hurricane and now Tabby is on the run, hoping she can make it to her old friend Jago before her pursuers catch her. All she has are questions, about the experiments she saw in the basement of her swim school...about who - or what -she is. Denzi is also searching for answers after the storm. But each time he connects with a survivor, they disappear. The environmental activist group The Circle claims responsibility for the hurricane that destroyed Tabby and Denzi's school and caused great damage around the world. Now they threaten further terror if their demands aren't met. As the political tension bubbles over into violence, Tabby and Denzi search for the truth. There's something connecting them, drawing their paths into one. Can they put the puzzle pieces together and discover what The Circle wants with them? Sometimes it's better not to know the truth...

Download or read book Lily's Journey written by Tania Crosse and published by Allison & Busby. This book was released on 2013-07-18 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A captivating tale of young love set in the haunting Dartmoor countryside in the years after the Second World War. When fifteen-year-old Lily Hayes loses her mother, she is forced to leave the bright lights of London to live with her estranged father in the wilds of Dartmoor. The dour Sidney Latham can be sullen and he has a temper on him, but Lily is determined to make the best of things. As Sidney's gruff manner slowly thaws, Lily learns more about her family's past. And discovers that some secrets are best left hidden. Though Lily's life has taken a dramatic turn for the worse, there are some things she is grateful for - the fact that she has met the handsome and charming Edwin Franfield being top of the list. But when tragedy strikes, a stranger with troubles of his own becomes her surprising saviour.

Download or read book The Vision written by Aniruddha Bose and published by Smriti Publishers. This book was released on 2016-08-31 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lyrical novel of Aniruddha Bose’s ‘Dekha’ (in Bengali) rendered in English as THE VISION explores the answers to these questions through an array of characters. Here the author takes the reader on a guided tour of India showing its rich culture and traditions behind the apparent poverty. He brings forth the cry of human soul that lurks behind the glittering façade of wealth and luxury of the West. Then through the eyes of the main character, Srabasti, the intellectual reader understands the real philosophy. Looking at this philosophy is THE VISION.